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The Japan Company Rugby Football Championship (全国社会人ラグビーフットボール大会 Zenkoku Shakaijin Ragubi- Futtobo-ru Taikai) is a former Japanese rugby union competition that ran from 1948 to 2003. Teams from companies or the public service played in the competition that extended from December to January in every season. The first championship was played in 1948-49 season and won by Haitan Koudan which beat Kintetsu (now Kintetsu Liners). [1] After 55 years, the Championship was absorbed by the Top League for the 2003–04 season. [1] This had been a significant competition for the development of Japanese company rugby.

Japan Company Rugby Football Championship Finals

Title Season Winner Score Runner-up Remarks
1 1948 Haitan Koudan 57–3 Kintetsu 3 teams participated. Tohoku Hiryou withdrew.
2 1949 Mitsui Chemical 39–0 Sumitomo Ponbetsu 7 teams participated. Sendai Railway Admn withdrew.
3 1950 Yawata Steel 32–0 Toyota Motors
4 1951 Yawata Steel 11–3 Kintetsu 8 teams participated.
5 1952 Yawata Steel 15–6 Kawasaki Heavy Ind. 7 teams participated, Sumitomo Ponbetsu withdrew.
6 1953 Kyuden 3–3 - Both teams obtained championship. 8 teams participated till 1955.
Kintetsu
7 1954 Yawata Steel 19–0 Daiei
8 1955 Yawata Steel 24–5 Kintetsu
9 1956 Kintetsu 11–0 Kyuden 16 teams participated till 2002. Kintetsu shut down all 4 matches.
10 1957 Kintetsu 12–3 Kyoto City Hall
11 1958 Yawata Steel 9–0 Kintetsu
12 1959 Yawata Steel 13–8 Kintetsu
13 1960 Yawata Steel 3–0 Kintetsu Yawata won the first NHK Cup.
14 1961 Kintetsu 6–5 Yawata Steel
15 1962 Yawata Steel 19–3 Tanifuji Machinery
16 1963 Yawata Steel 16–3 Kintetsu Yawata and Kintetsu participated in the first Japan Championship.
17 1964 Yawata Steel 25–3 Toyota Motors
18 1965 Yawata Steel 8–3 Kintetsu
19 1966 Kintetsu 15–3 Toyota Motors
20 1967 Kintetsu 6–5 Toyota Motors
21 1968 Toyota Motors 19–13 Yawata Steel
22 1969 Kintetsu 17–8 Toyota Motors Kintetsu and Toyota declined Japan Championship. Fuji Steel Kamaishi participated instead.
23 1970 Nippon Steel Kamaishi 6–6 - Both teams obtained championship.
Ricoh
24 1971 Mitsubishi Motors Kyoto 22–11 Ricoh
25 1972 Ricoh 29–3 Mitsubishi Motors Kyoto
26 1973 Ricoh 4–3 Kintetsu
27 1974 Kintetsu 10–7 Ricoh
28 1975 Mitsubishi Motors Kyoto 17–10 Tokyo Sanyo
29 1976 Nippon Steel Kamaishi 27–3 Toyota Motors
30 1977 Toyota Motors 19–15 Tokyo Sanyo
31 1978 Nippon Steel Kamaishi 15–3 Mitsubishi Motors Kyoto
32 1979 Nippon Steel Kamaishi 27–13 Tokyo Sanyo
33 1980 Nippon Steel Kamaishi 31–15 Tokyo Sanyo
34 1981 Nippon Steel Kamaishi 19–0 Toyota Motors
35 1982 Nippon Steel Kamaishi 16–0 Toyota Motors
36 1983 Nippon Steel Kamaishi 31–0 Toshiba Fuchu
37 1984 Nippon Steel Kamaishi 22–0 Kobe Steel
38 1985 Toyota Motors 19–7 Kobe Steel
39 1986 Toyota Motors 19–6 Nippon Steel Kamaishi
40 1987 Toshiba Fuchu 13–6 Toyota Motors
41 1988 Kobe Steel 23–9 Toshiba Fuchu
42 1989 Kobe Steel 28–15 Suntory
43 1990 Kobe Steel 18–16 Sanyo Electric
44 1991 Kobe Steel 24–15 Sanyo Electric
45 1992 Kobe Steel 20–19 Toshiba Fuchu
46 1993 Kobe Steel 18–3 Sanyo Electric
47 1994 Kobe Steel 37–14 Toshiba Fuchu
48 1995 Suntory 27–27 - Both teams obtained championship.
Sanyo Electric
49 1996 Toshiba Fuchu 36–21 Sanyo Electric
50 1997 Toshiba Fuchu 14–6 Suntory
51 1998 Toyota Motors 28–27 Suntory
52 1999 Kobe Steel 35–26 World Fighting Bull
53 2000 Kobe Steel 29–26 Toyota Motors
54 2001 Suntory 50–31 Kobe Steel
55 2002 Suntory 38–25 Toshiba Fuchu
  • Bold is a winner of NHK Cup or Japan Championship.

References

  1. ^ a b "Japan - National championship". The Rugby Archive. 2016. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
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